NELSON LAND BOARD

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 14 February 1913, Page 1

NELSON LAND BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING. J; The monthly meeting of the Nelsoti Land Board was held yesterday. Present : Mr. F. A. Thompson (Commissioner) and Messrs Hoult, Pattefsotj, Sinclair and Walker. ■> Applications for renewable lease: Alfred Newport, part section 9, block ix; Gordon, 250 acres.—Declined, applicant to foe informed that ho must take- the whole section. Ronald Win, part section 11, block xi, Matiri, 50 acres,—Adjourned for report. Young George Brf* den, blocks xv and xvi, Rlaunga, and xix and iv Matiri, 852 acres.—Approved, ! subject to survey regulations; applicant to deposit survey fee. Applications for pastoral licenses: —• > Bertrand Frederick Spiers, block xvi, Lyell, 400 acres.—Adjourned for Ranger's report. _ .'',""' ' Applications for occupation licenses :~ Edward Thomas Humphreys, block xii, Matiri, 300 acres. —Granted for 300 acres marked as educational reserve; rent £2 10s per annum. Alexander ,Drummond, block ix, Matiri, 500 acres. —Declined, area to be dealt with 'as educational reserve and. thrown open for j leasing. Thomas Alexander Franklin, , block viii, Kaiteriteri, 15 acres.—Granted for the area above high water mark* about 6 acres; rental £1 10s per annunrr D. S. Hanger, block xi, Wangapeka.-«~ Grahted on certain conditons. Edward Dodson Smith, block iii, Gordon, lb acres. —Granted, annual rent 10s per a"JT«num. John Edward Toirlinson, block ii," Rotoiti, and block xiv, Motupiko, 2000 acres. —Granted, annual rent £lO, John Blechynden, section 55, Rotoiti suburban 7a 2r 25p.—Adjourned to give publicity. , D. S. Hanger, sections 25 and 26, block xi, Wangapeka, 3 acres.—Adjourned for one month. . - - '';"' ■ Applications for exemption from dence:—W. V. Hadfield, section -14, block vi. .Totaranui, R.L.-r—Further 'adr \ journed for report. George Dodeon,. section 5, block .viii, Wakapuaka-, Granted "during the pleasure of the--Board. T. H. Lines, sections 23/24,".25 and 29, block iv, Takaka, R.L.— Letter from. Norman A. Hewitlj leftsee of section 23, -block xi, Wangapfika district (Wangapeka settlement) ( asking for r assistance:—Adjourned for report.-^ On application by .the trustees, of s 'ihe-" Methodist Church t to exchange sectipft 45, town of Murchison, for section S3 o£ the same. town.—Resolved will offer no objection to the proposed exchange. .. . ' ' . On letter from E. J. Allen, relativjb to his. leasee in perpetuity, - section **, block -xvj Maruia district. —Resolvlefl that the lessee be granted s'\x 'monlfhs to effect statutory improvements", • and 12 'months ',to take up his residence.", '_ ~' Surrenders : R.L.—Blocks ii . and,, -'yji 'Rintoul, 1074 acres, H. Noal and; S. sL. Andrews.—-Accepted. L.1.P., section 22, c-lock.xvi,, Burnett, 626 acres, O:,\F. Brooke.—Accepted ; section .to be opened oh renewable lease. L-.1.P., block iv, Burnett, J. H. Sandos.— -DUlo.* etc: —L.1.P., section 3, block xi, Maruia, 430 acre 3, H." M.„ Gibbs to' N. McConchie.—Adjourned for report. , O.RJ.P., section 3, block it, ; i?ldfa,'9o2 acres, and 0.R.P., Bectibn 5, ":block ii, Flora, 198 acres, iA. Lewis w ;E.-B»nce. 7—Approved. R.L.,- section'£j> block. i^, k Matiri,'- 413 acres, H.' Thbma* itoV:'R-.' Thomas interest). —Adjourn';, ' ; ed .for report. -Certificate of occupation, section 1, block xi, Wakapuaka, 53a tit 30p, R. T.'Melhuish to H. A. Close.— .-Approved. .''Xi.l.P., section 19, block xiyj Matiri, 321 acres, C. T. N. Trpwer.'t© J.: H. and M. J. Croawell and C. "rt. Trpwer.—Approved. Pastoral license," Eection 2, "block xv, Lyell, 247 acres, 'J. Tait to Mills and Wright.—Approved. ."' , ■ Transfer of. application : R.L., section. Aj block xv, Maruia, 1664 acres, .W. Roe to A. O. Harris (half interest)..Approved... ' - . Sub-lease.: Pastoral license, block xv, Lyell, £47 acres, Mills and. Wright to Thompson.—Approved. . /'*, Education reserves : Application 'by A. M. Newman for a lease of tbfe school 'reserve of 18 acre's, in block viii," "Matiri district.—Declined. , . '*, ':. The Board -decided to hold the next .monthly meeting at Westport on March* ;l3|Ji, and at Reef ton on March 19th.